Courts taking criminal cases (state directory, October 2026):

• Circuit Court: 104 N. Buckeye Street, # 310, Kokomo, IN 46901, 765-456-2202
• Superior Court #1: 104 N. Buckeye Street, # 216, Kokomo, IN 46901, 765-456-2200
• Superior Court #2: 104 N. Buckeye Street, # 304, Kokomo, IN 46901, 765-456-2201
• Superior Court #3: 104 N. Buckeye Street, # 110, Kokomo, IN 46901, 765-456-2220
• Superior Court #4: 104 N. Buckeye Street, Kokomo, IN 46901, 765-456-2900

The clerk's office, 104 N. Buckeye Street, Room 202, Kokomo, IN 46901, 765-456-2000, files papers and takes payments.

The Howard County Sheriff's Office publishes an online warrant list that covers Kokomo, Greentown and Russiaville. Entries drop off as warrants are served, so call 765-456-2020 to make sure a listing is current. Your attorney might seek a warrant recall, or arrange for you to come in on your own schedule. The clerk's office, 104 N. Buckeye Street, Room 202, Kokomo, IN 46901, answers case questions at 765-456-2000. Indiana's statewide MyCase site shows the public case behind a warrant and the date the judge ordered it.

1. First hearing: charges are read.
2. Omnibus: the court sets a motion deadline.
3. Pretrial hearings: lawyers trade evidence.
4. Trial: Criminal Rule 4 allows a speedy trial within 70 days.
5. Sentencing hearing: many Level 6 terms are served at Howard County Jail. Longer terms go to the Indiana Department of Correction.

In Howard County, 5 courts hear felonies and misdemeanors. With no city court, small cases stay there. Each case on MyCase lists its court.

1. Appellate Rule 9 gives 30 days to file the notice.
2. Notices go to the Clerk of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and Tax Court, 216 State House, 200 W. Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204, 317-232-1930.
3. There is a $250 filing fee.
4. Briefs go to the Indiana Court of Appeals.
5. The last step is the Indiana Supreme Court.

1. Use MyCase, which costs nothing.
2. Pick Howard County and enter a name.
3. Hearings for cases appear on the docket.
4. For help, phone 765-456-2000, the clerk.

Juvenile cases are not public.

Ask for a public defender at your first hearing. The Indiana Public Defender Commission helps fund public defense.

The Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division, hears them. Clerk's office: Birch Bayh Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 46 E. Ohio Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317-229-3700). Federal defendants from Howard County may be held by the U.S. Marshals Service.

Since July 1, 2026, Senate Enrolled Act 76 requires that ICE detainers be reported to the judge. The judge notes it. At 1800 W. Markland, Kokomo, IN 46901, ICE may take custody. The ICE Online Detainee Locator System then shows where.